‘Great Pumpkin’ Charlie Brown special no longer airing on TV (sort of)

Author: CBSLA Staff
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Linus in “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.” Credit: Photo by: Charles M. Schulz; Lee Mendelson Productions, Bill Melendez Productions, United Feature Syndicate

One of the most beloved Halloween specials in television history is about to go off the airwaves.

“It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” will no longer air on TV, but will instead be streamed exclusively on Apple TV+ as part of a deal between Apple and the Peanuts rights holders, the company announced Tuesday. The agreement also includes “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” and “A Charlie Brown Christmas.”

However, Apple TV+ will make “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” available for anyone to watch for free from Oct. 30 through Nov. 1.

Original Peanuts programming and new specials produced by WildBrain will also stream on the platform.

The “Great Pumpkin” special originally aired on CBS on October 27, 1966.

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